RTRP Conference

The RTRP Conference made its return for a day of keynotes, workshops and discussion during The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival on Tuesday 10 October 2023.

The Conference will be returning in 2025.

Thank you to those of you who joined us for a reading for pleasure conference that empowered and equipped attendees to bring books to life in the classroom. The Conference will be making it's return in 2025, we hope to see you then.

The conference featured keynotes from authors and literacy experts, a panel discussion on the power of books to change the world, and a choice of workshops led by literacy organisations, researchers and writers.

Aimed at Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 practitioners, whether they were senior leaders, NQTs, experienced classroom teachers, or librarians. The RTRP conference gave participants the tools and practical ideas to refresh their practice, engage their pupils, and ignite their love of reading.

Tickets cost £80 per delegate and included the full day’s programme, including two workshops of their choice and lunch.

We were joined by the likes of Sinéad Burke, Sarah Crossan, A. M. Dassu, Christopher Edge, Candy Gourlay, Sharna Jackson, Manjeet Mann, Piers Torday and Michael Rosen; literacy experts Jake Hope, Amy McKay, Dr Julie McAdam and Dr Alison Waller, as well as representatives from the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education and the English and Media Centre.

The AM Workshop consisted of:

  1. Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils, Booktalk and Beyond - Rebecca Smith, Cheltenham Festivals 
  1. Reading Schools - Jake Hope, reading consultant, and Amy McKay, previous School Librarian of the Year 
  1. Page to Stage - Manjeet Mann, author 
  1. The Place and Power of Picturebooks in the Primary Classroom - Charlotte Hacking, Centre for Literacy in Primary Education 
  1. English at KS3: Developing a Pedagogy for Diversity  - Andrew McCallum, English and Media Centre 

The PM Workshop consisted of: 

  1. Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils: Booktalk and Beyond- Rebecca Smith, Cheltenham Festivals 
  1. Verse First- Sarah Crossan, author 
  1. How to support EAL children with reading for pleasure - Dr Julie McAdam, Senior Lecturer at University of Glasgow 
  1. The Place and Power of Picturebooks in the Primary Classroom - Charlotte Hacking, Centre for Literacy in Primary Education 
  1. English at KS3: Developing a Pedagogy for Diversity - Andrew McCallum, English and Media Centre